It's been an active February for rookie Los Angeles Lakers sharpshooter Dalton Knecht. The former Tennessee All-American was selected with the No. 17 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft last summer, and made an instant splash as a jump-shooting role player for first-year head coach JJ Redick's Lakers.

Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht reflected on the chaotic circumstances of the trade that sent him to Charlotte only to be rescinded, saying that it "felt like a movie."

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht has had an eventful two weeks. After it was reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania on Feb. 5 that Knecht was being traded to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for center Mark Williams, the Lakers announced three days later the trade had been rescinded.

The NBA All-Star Weekend festivities are getting underway on Friday night with the Celebrity game and the Rising Stars Game as the game’s biggest figures get together in San Francisco for the midseason hiatus.